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Egon Schiele

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Egon Schiele (German: Egon Schiele, German pronunciation: [ˈeːɡɔn ˈʃiːlə]; June 12, 1890 - October 31, 1918) was an Austrian painter who studied under Gustav Klimt. He was an important Expressionist painter in the early 20th century. Schiele's works are characterized by strong expressiveness, depicting distorted figures and bodies, and the themes are mostly self-portraits. Most of his paintings are collected in the Leopold Museum in Vienna.

Category
Artists
Nationality
Neletania
Born
1890-06-12
Died
1918-10-31
Wikidata
Q44032
Occupations painterprintmakersketch artistvisual artistlithographerphotographergraphic designerarchitectsculptor
Aliases Egon Leo Adolf Ludwig SchieleEgon SchieleSchielee. schieleschiele egonEgon Schiele

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